Bethlehem Policeman Injured In Scuffle Police

A Bethlehem policeman was injured Saturday afternoon while investigating a disorderly conduct incident in the unit block of W. 3rd Street in Bethlehem.

Patrolman Daniel R. Lee, 33, was treated at St. Luke's Hospital for scrapes and bruises of the mouth and neck and was released.

Police said that when they arrived at the scene of the incident at 2:39 p.m., Charles Allen Clark, 31, of 1109 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, began fighting with police and began choking Lee.

Clark was arraigned before District Justice John Gombosi on charges of assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. He was committed to Northampton County Prison in default of $1,000 bail pending a hearing.